IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,818,340
Granted Patent B2
US 9,818,340 · App. 13/064,195 · Granted Nov 14, 2017

Image display device and electronic appliance

Inventors: Junichi Yamashita (Tokyo, JP); Yutaka Mitomi (Kanagawa, JP); Tetsuo Minami (Tokyo, JP); Takao Tanikame (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
G09G3/3233H01L27/3262H01L27/3265H01L27/3276H01L29/78678H01L29/78696G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0842G09G2300/0861G09G2320/0233G09G2320/043G09G2320/0626
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Patent No.
US 9,818,340
App. No.
13/064,195
Granted
Nov 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image display device includes: a pixel array part formed of first to fourth scanning lines arranged in rows, signal lines arranged in columns, pixel circuits in a matrix connected to the scanning lines and signal lines, and a plurality of power source lines which supplies first to third potentials necessary for the operations of pixel circuit; a signal part which supplies a video signal to the signal lines; and a scanner part which supplies a control signal to the first to fourth scanning lines, and in turn scans the pixel circuit for every row, wherein the pixel circuits include a sampling transistor, a drive transistor, first to third switching transistors, a pixel capacitance, and a light emitting device, and a channel length of the drive transistor is made longer than a channel length of the switching transistors to suppress fluctuations in threshold voltage.

Claims (47)

1. An image display device comprising:

scanning lines arranged in rows;

signal lines arranged in columns;

a scanner part configured to supply a control signal to the scanning lines; and

pixel circuits in a matrix connected to the scanning lines and the signal lines,

wherein at least one of the pixel circuits includes a sampling transistor, a drive transistor, a pixel capacitor, a light emitting device, a first switching transistor directly connected between a first voltage line and the pixel capacitor, a second switching transistor directly connected between a second voltage line and the light emitting device, and a third switching transistor directly connected between a third voltage line and the drive transistor,

the sampling transistor is configured to supply a signal potential from the signal line to the pixel capacitor,

the pixel capacitor connected between a current terminal and a control terminal of the drive transistor, and

a channel length of the drive transistor is made longer than a channel length of each of the three switching transistors and transistors in the scanner part.

2. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the channel length of the drive transistor is set to at least 10 μm.

3. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein in at least one of the pixel circuits, the channel length of the drive transistor is set so that during a light emission period, a source potential and a gate potential of the drive transistor rise together, wherein a voltage difference between the gate potential and the source potential stays constant throughout the light emission period.

4. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein a current is configured to be applied to the pixel capacitor via the drive transistor while the signal potential is being sampled.

5. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive transistor is formed by a low temperature poly-silicon process.

6. An electronic appliance having the image display device according to claim 1 .

7. An image display device comprising:

scanning lines arranged in rows;

signal lines arranged in columns;

a scanner part configured to supply a control signal to the scanning lines; and

pixel circuits in a matrix connected to the scanning lines and the signal lines,

wherein at least one of the pixel circuits includes a sampling transistor, a drive transistor, a pixel capacitor, a light emitting device, a first switching transistor directly connected between a first voltage line and the pixel capacitor, a second switching transistor directly connected between a second voltage line and the light emitting device, and a third switching transistor directly connected between a third voltage line and the drive transistor,

the sampling transistor is configured to supply a signal potential from the signal line to the pixel capacitor,

the pixel capacitor connected between a current terminal and a control terminal of the drive transistor, and

a channel length of the drive transistor is made longer than a channel length of each of the three switching transistors and transistors in the scanner part.

8. The image display device according to claim 7 , wherein the channel length of the drive transistor is set to at least 10 μm.

9. The image display device according to claim 7 , wherein in at least one of the pixel circuits, the channel length of the drive transistor is set so that during a light emission period, a source potential and a gate potential of the drive transistor rise together, wherein a voltage difference between the gate potential and the source potential stays constant throughout the light emission period.

10. The image display device according to claim 7 , wherein a current is configured to be applied to the pixel capacitor via the drive transistor while the signal potential is being sampled.

11. The image display device according to claim 7 , wherein the drive transistor is formed by a low temperature poly-silicon process.

12. An electronic appliance having the image display device according to claim 7 .

13. An image display device comprising:

scanning lines arranged in rows;

signal lines arranged in columns;

a scanner part configured to supply a control signal to the scanning lines; and

pixel circuits in a matrix connected to the scanning lines and the signal lines,

wherein at least one of the pixel circuits includes a first switching transistor, a second switching transistor, a third switching transistor, a fourth switching transistor, a drive transistor, a pixel capacitor, and a light emitting device;

the first switching transistor is configured to supply a signal potential to the pixel capacitor, a gate of the first switching transistor is connected to a first scanning line;

the second switching transistor is directly connected between a first voltage line and the pixel capacitor and is configured to supply a first predetermined potential to the pixel capacitor, a gate of the second switching transistor is connected to a second scanning line;

the third switching transistor is directly connected between a second voltage line and the light emitting device and is configured to supply a second predetermined potential to an anode of the light emitting device, a gate of the third switching transistor is connected to a third scanning line;

the fourth switching transistor is directly connected between a third voltage line and the drive transistor and is configured to supply a third predetermined potential to the drive transistor, a gate of the fourth switching transistor is connected to a fourth scanning line; and

a channel length of the drive transistor is longer than a channel length of each of the first, second, third, fourth switching transistor, and transistors in the scanner part.

14. The image display device according to claim 13 , wherein, while the signal potential is sampled, the drive transistor is configured to apply a negative feedback of an output current of the drive transistor to a first terminal of the pixel capacitor.

15. The image display device according to claim 14 , wherein a potential of the first terminal of the pixel capacitor is increased towards a potential of a second terminal of the pixel capacitor by the negative feedback.

16. The image display device according to claim 13 , wherein the channel length of the drive transistor is at least 10μm.

17. The image display device according to claim 13 , wherein the channel length of the drive transistor is set so that during a light emission period, a source potential of the drive transistor and a gate potential of the drive transistor rise together, wherein a voltage difference between the gate potential and the source potential stays constant throughout the light emission period.

18. The image display device according to claim 13 , wherein a current is configured to be applied to the pixel capacitor via the drive transistor while the signal potential is being sampled.

19. The image display device according to claim 13 , wherein the drive transistor is formed by a low temperature poly-silicon process.

20. The image display device according to claim 13 , wherein the second predetermined potential is lower than a threshold voltage of the light emitting device.

21. An electronic appliance having the image display device according to claim 13 .

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-222846 · Aug 18, 2006 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 11889144 · Aug 9, 2007
Related Publication 20110163943A1 · Jul 7, 2011